Manson, Iowa is a small town located in Northwest Iowa. It is a tight-knit community with a long history of civic involvement and engagement in local politics. The people of Manson are passionate about their local politics and take the time to discuss and debate the issues that affect the town. Manson has been home to many different political candidates over the years, from both major parties as well as independent candidates. Local elections for mayor, city council, and other positions are held every two years, allowing residents to have a say in who represents them in government. Residents take pride in their town’s political involvement and make sure to stay informed about upcoming decisions that will shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Manson, IA is strongly conservative.
Calhoun County, IA is very conservative. In Calhoun County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 28.0%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manson, IA is strongly conservative.
Calhoun County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Manson, Iowa: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Manson, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $95 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $4,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)